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Communication: FOURTH PERIOD

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Redundant capability is critical for any DCS. Which of the redundancies below would function properly if no faults occur, and will shutdown if one occurs?
Parameter settings program the behavior of the function block. Which of the parameters below can be described as one that transmits data to another block?
Software for programming or configuration is an integral part of any HMI. Which of the interfaces below can be best described as allowing the creation of new projects?
display resolution determines the graphic flexibility of the HMI hardware to be moved to different GUIs? which of the aspect ratios below would be most commonly used for a display?
Data transmission has three modes, of the answers below choose the best answer that is not one of those modes.
In IPv4, there are a range of protocols that can be used at any one time. Which of the protocols below would be best suited for sensitive data transmission?
In IPv4, which of the protocols below has the additions of delivery acknowledgement and fragmentation/defragmentation?
Of the answers below, which one is not an advantage of fiber optic cables?
There are numerous Ethernet standards, a naming formula was developed to identify characteristics of physical connections. Which of the answers below lists all of the information contained in the naming convention?
Modbus protocol can implement data encapsulation over IP based networks. Which of the statements below is an advantage of using encapsulation?
In a typical GUI, values take one of four generic indicators. Which of the indicators below would best be used with analog values that require a significant degree of accuracy?
A typical DCS has at least four layers in it's architecture. Fieldbus and DeviceNet are all under the direct control of which of the layers below?
HMI networks are needed to expand or contract as required over their lifetime of use. Which of the networking types below will solve scalability, but is still limited because of multiple DA servers and duplication of information requiring an overuse of bandwidth?
Over the lifetime of a HMI, there will be changes to it's software form the supplier. Which of the terms below would describe the red number in the picture below?
In the unbalanced signal transmission system, which answer best represents the number 4?
A DDE protocol has 3 components to a "handle". Which of the components below would best be described as the name of a unique data source is contained inside of a DDE server application ?
There are several vital components to asynchronous transmission. Which of the answers below best relates to one that is not important?
There are several stages in the alarm lifecycle. Which of these stages has the continuous overseeing and documentation of the performance of the alarm system?
There are numerous I/O modules that a typical DCS has access to. Which of the modules below is described as one that the scanner module receives information communicated digitally from up to 63 supported devices?
In Modbus, data is read, and written in various memory ranges. Which of the answers below best represents the data type that a input registers would use?
In Modbus, data is read, and written in various memory ranges. Which of the answers below best represents the data type that a coils would use?
Which of the error detection methods below best relates to an "effectiveness of 90%"?
Which of the terms below best describes the effect of light arriving at different times at a receiver in a fiber optic transmission?
During day-to-day operation of an industrial network, some device addresses may change depending on the needs of the system. Which of the answers represents the normal state of a physical address during normal operations?
Which of the answers below can be best described as "A coating surrounding the optic core that reflects the light signal back into the core"?